N11 code

An N11 code (N-one-one) is a three-digit telephone number used in abbreviated dialing in some telephone administrations of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP).

This U.S. road sign alerts highway users to the availability of 9-1-1 service.

Services

N11-numbers are used to access to special services. For example,

This U.S. road sign reminds drivers and passengers about 5-1-1 service.

(4-1-1 and 6-1-1 are commonly used within the United States, but not officially assigned by the Federal Communications Commission.)

In addition, 9-8-8 is currently being proposed by the Federal Communications Commission as a three digit hotline for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline per the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018. As of May 2020, the Senate has passed a bill to designate 9-8-8 as the number for the suicide help line. [2][3][4]

The designation for special use in the NANP prevents their use as area code or central office prefix, eliminating nearly 8,000,000 telephone numbers from assignment.

The assigned use of each N11 can vary for the various countries included in the NANP, but 9-1-1 is mandated in the United States and Canada, while the availability of the other N11 codes varies by location. 7-1-1 and 9-1-1 access is mandated by law in the United States, even within private networks (PBX, enterprise and cellular systems).

4-1-1 and 6-1-1 are supported by the service provider for the calling phone, but not all carriers provide these services. 4-1-1 and 6-1-1 (formerly 8-1-1) are typically blocked within enterprise or private branch exchange (PBX) systems, including cellular telephone service purchased for an enterprise system, since 4-1-1 calls generally incur a fee and the service is now readily accessible by other means, and 6-1-1 services are managed by the enterprise in which the phone resides.

Other community services are provided through 2-1-1, but only if a nonprofit organization, such as United Way of America, or the local government operates it locally. Likewise, local, state or provincial government may, but do not uniformly, operate traffic information using 5-1-1. 8-1-1 was made mandatory in the United States in 2007; however, it has not been universally implemented. 7-1-1 is funded through the TRS Fund, which telephone companies are mandated to maintain to provide Relay Services for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired.

0-1-1 and 1-1-1

Within the NANP, a leading digit of 0 or 1 indicates special dialing arrangements. For example, 0-1-1 followed by a country code is used to dial internationally or 1 followed by a ten-digit phone number indicating long distance or toll charges. In a few states, some areas retain the ability to use seven-digit dialing for local calls; in these areas a leading digit of 1- must be followed by a ten-digit phone number. As such, N11s are restricted by NANP design to N values 2 through 9, creating the eight allowable N11s. This is also why NPAs (area codes) or seven-digit phone numbers (designated by NXX-XXXX) cannot have a 0 or 1 as the first digit (N).

See also

References
  1. See Federal Communications Commission Document No. 92-105
  2. Stracqualursi, Veronica (14 May 2020). "Senate passes bill to create three digit hotline". CNN.
  3. "FCC Proposes 988 Number".
  4. Dwyer, Colin (13 December 2019). "FCC Approves Plan for 3 Digit Suicide Prevention Number". NPR.
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